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ArticleFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsNatasha BlakelyNewsRecreation and TourismScience, Technology, ResearchShipping and PortsRegional Thoughts: Some reactions from various Great Lakes leaders on President Biden’s infrastructure plan
-Great Lakes Now collected a variety of perspectives from around the region about the president’s $2 trillion plan to improve infrastructure, including water-related structures and systems.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsGroundwater ContaminationLatest NewsNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekBolder Fish: New study looks at how pandemic antidepressant use might affect freshwater ecosystems
-While antidepressants offer a better quality of life to millions of humans, they are among the most commonly detected medications in aquatic ecosystems where they could be causing changes to the behavior of fish and insects.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLake MichiganLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchReport: Lake Michigan is ‘running a fever.’ More storms, less fish possible.
-A federal study finds that climate change is warming even the deepest waters of big lakes, which could shorten their winters and have a ripple effect on their health.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationDrinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsIs the Line 5 tunnel a bridge to Michigan’s energy future or a bad deal?
-With climate action on the state and national agenda, critics of Enbridge Line 5 warn that investing in new pipeline infrastructure undermines Michigan’s pathway to carbon neutrality. Experts say it’s not so simple.
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BudgetCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationDetroitEquity and Environmental JusticeFeature HomepageInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsIn flooded Michigan neighborhoods, who should pay for sea walls?
-For two straight summers, residents of Detroit’s Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood watched water pour into basements and pool in streets, a result of coastal flooding that will become increasingly common throughout the Great Lakes as climate change progresses.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsLatest NewsNewsOntarioResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchSharon OosthoekTorontoWater Quality and Restoration EffortsSalt Levels: The effects of wintertime de-icing linger in Toronto-area rivers in the summer
-A study found high enough amounts of chloride in four Greater Toronto Area rivers to put at least two-thirds of aquatic life at risk during early stages of their development.
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Feature HomepageInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsNewsResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchEarly Detection: When it comes to Great Lakes invasives, prevention is the only cure
-How to prevent invasive species from getting their hooks into the Great Lakes is an issue plaguing researchers and government agencies alike.
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APFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsIndigenous CommunitiesMichiganMinnesotaNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreational Hunting and FishingThe StatesWisconsinChippewa tribes blast wolf hunt, say it was about killing
-State-licensed hunters killed 216 wolves in four days, nearly double their quota of 119 animals. The DNR estimated about 1,000 wolves roamed Wisconsin before the hunt.
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Biologists: Less need to stock lake trout in Lake Champlain
-Fisheries managers are proposing to reduce lake trout stocking by 33% to maintain lake trout populations while avoiding overstocking.
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Charles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationFeature HomepageInfrastructureInvasive SpeciesLatest NewsMichiganNewsNews Director's Pick-of-the-WeekRecreation and TourismResearch, Data and TechnologyTraverse CityLast dam standing: Traverse City fish restoration project on the ropes
-The FishPass project uses technology that would allow migratory fish to freely travel the river while keeping out invasive species. But some residents are suing, saying it would alter a local park.
